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| Egyptians in dispute with Gaza Tunnel Authority |
| 2008-08-04 |
| Appears this wasn't the usual "collapse"... Five Palestinians were killed and 18 wounded in a smuggling tunnel under the Gaza-Egypt border after Egyptian troops blew up the entrance, an Egyptian security official and Gaza hospital doctors said Saturday. "The destruction of the entrance deprived those inside the tunnel of oxygen," said the Egyptian official, who is stationed at the border and spoke on customary condition of anonymity. Gaza hospital officials said the five died from lack of oxygen. Our "Egyptian official" doesn't seem all that upset about the fate of his "Arab brothers"... The tunnel entrance was destroyed late Friday, near the Gaza border town of Rafah. Anybody in there? |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #5 There was some comment about much of the money being used to pay for the goods bought when the Gazans invaded Al Arish was counterfeit. I doubt they're in very good odor there, either. The Gazans sure know how to win friends and influence people, don't they? |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2008-08-04 14:32 |
| #4 I think the Egyptian border police and military are trending anti-Gazan, anti-Hamas because of the issues tipover noted. The general population, especially in the big cities in the Nile Valley is still pro Gazan/ Hamas. |
| Posted by: mhw 2008-08-04 14:15 |
| #3 I think the Egyptians got a bit nervous after that recent (not so) minor Paleo invasion. That and they may not appreciate those recent munitions caches that they found that were to be directed at them. |
| Posted by: tipover 2008-08-04 11:51 |
| #2 Nah, just someone's stiffing the Egyptians on the payments, or a higher-up Paleo is taking extra money for himself and screwing the lower guys. |
| Posted by: gromky 2008-08-04 10:02 |
| #1 so is Egypt taking its security resonsibilities more seriously? |
| Posted by: superstitiousGalitizianer 2008-08-04 09:46 |